EVALUATION OF UNIT LOAD HANDLING EQUIPMENT(EMBRACING EQUIPMENT FOR PALLETS, PACKAGED LOADS AND CONTAINERS), A CONFERENCE ARRANGED BY THE MANIPULATIVE AND MECHANICAL HANDLING MACHINERY GROUP OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Among the papers presented at the conference were the following: the valuation and selection of fork lift trucks, Carpenter, MJ; Self-Loading Vehicles, Their Mechanical Features and Application, Holt, JB; The Development, use and evaluation of mobile cranes and rough terrain fork lift Trucks used in the Construction Industry, Summers, MJ; The ergonomics of mechanical handling vehicles (with special Regard to Fork Lift Trucks) Astley, RW; Review of Tractor Trailer Units used on British Railways Roll on/Roll off and Container Terminal Operations, Styles, PR; Evaluation of Side Loader Machines, Rundle, M; The Evaluation of Straddle Carriers, Dally, HK and Wilkinson, BE; Long Span Container Cranes, Larkin, JE; Container Cranes on British Rail, Robinson, PJ; Container Spreaders, Bisby, A, 1973. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mechanical Engineers

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Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 182 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Cargo handling equipment; Conferences; Construction equipment; Construction management; Container handling; Containerization; Containers; Cranes; Equipment; Evaluation; Freight handling; Intermodal terminals; Lifting equipment; Loads; Minerals; Piggyback transportation; Railroads; Trailers; Truck tractors; Trucks; Vehicles
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction operations; Cryolite; Haulage; Railway
• ITRD Terms: 1058: Air space; 1057: Air transport network; 3882: Automatic; 8525: Conference; 3674: Equipment; 5158: Lifting; 1236: Lorry; 5149: Mechanical handling; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125147
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. CP 1/73 Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM